Dev/Ops Engineer
Location: US, CA, San Francisco
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
At iMATCHATIVE, we believe in the power of science and technology to inspire creative solutions and to transform businesses. We apply big data, superior analytics, psychological assessment tools and proprietary algorithms, along with human intellect and professional experience, and a healthy dose of imagination, innovation and integrity, to develop innovative products.We are pleased to introduce altX, our first product, an automated, two sided, online platform that promises investors and hedge funds alike, deeper, more intelligent analytics and searches and a more efficient, less expensive capital allocation process.

Job description:
iMatchative is building a disruptive financial investment platform with a huge emphasis on data acquisition, data analytics, entity matching, and smart investment recommendations for our customers.  Our team is diverse and unique, including finance experts, data scientists, psychologists, as well as a solid core of engineers, designers, and product managers.  We need a superstar like you to join our growing team as we transform the world of investing.  As Dev/Ops Engineer, you will drive release management, uphold continuous integration processes, and maintain the highest possible standards around our system delivery, quality, and availability. Your goal is to own and automate the deployment of code, the provisioning of servers, and general configuration management.  You will play a significant role in helping us build and maintain a fully cloud-based service.  You will work closely with engineering, QA, and product, and your input and code will define how we deliver our service.  It is a position of great responsibility, as you will be both the gate and the driver for high-quality, high-velocity deployment of our product innovations.

Requirements:
ResponsibilitiesOwn configuration management, the deployment of product releases, and the provisioning of serversOwn backups, restores, upgrades, and monitoringAutomate, automate, automate – manual tasks are your arch-nemesis, and you live to streamline every possible processEnsure your automated tasks are robust and self-healingWork closely with engineering, QA, and PM to plan, deliver, and manage our services for efficient deployment and maximum uptimeParticipate in failure, load, and performance testingDrive cause analysis and resolution of critical outagesEnsure security of production infrastructure, systems, and applicationsAdvocate for effective Agile process at all timesRequired Skills5+ years of experience in DevOps for large scale websites, cloud-based provisioning, monitoring, and troubleshootingExpert in distributed reliability engineering; solid understanding of application data flow and how it meets system infrastructureDeep experience setting up, configuring, and automating Amazon AWS servicesExperience designing and maintaining a highly-available service-oriented-architecture (SOA)Experience with software build tools, continuous integration tools (Bamboo, Jenkins), and automation tools (Chef, Puppet)Expert level knowledge of Python or similar scripting language (the more the better)Deep understanding of version control systems (Perforce, svn, Git, etc.), including branching and merging strategiesStrong analytical and technical skills &amp; excellent communication skills across multiple mediaFlexible, startup mindset with proven success in fast-paced environmentsOrganized and efficient, with the ability to juggle multiple simultaneous deadlinesStrong belief in, and experience with, the Agile processBA/BS degree or equivalent in computer science or other engineering field Preferred SkillsProficiency in coding languages such as Java, C, C++, C#, etc.Deep knowledge of relational (SQK, MySQL, Postgres) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB) and/or graphing (Neo4J) databasesExperience with VagrantRedis, Memcached, MongoDB, Hadoop, Ubuntu LinuxWindows ServerNagios, PagerDuty, NewRelic

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